Dear readers,
This quiz consists of questions from various past papers of
MBA entrance exams. Leave your answers/ responses in the comments section below
and soon we’ll let you know the correct answers!
Directions for Question Nos. 1-6: Choose the correct
meaning for the following idioms.
1. If someone said, “You are the bomb!” she or he
would probably be telling you:
(a) You have a bad temper.
(b) You are a war weapon
(c) You are exceptional and/or wonderful.
(d) You are dangerous.
2. When someone is described as being “flighty”, he/she
probably is:
(a) Light.
(b) Indecisive and irresponsible.
(c) Someone who loves flying.
(d) Someone who flies kites.
3. What does “to take down the enemy” mean?
(a) To take the enemy’s pictures off the wall.
(b) To kill the enemy.
c) To make friends with the enemy.
(d) To ignore the enemy.
4. What does, “Dime a dozen” mean?
(a) For one dime you get a dozen
(b) All dozens cost a dime
(c) Anything that is common and easy to get.
(d) It is difficult to get people
5. “Throw the baby out with the bath water” means,
(a) Clean out everything
(b) Throw out the good things with the unwanted
(c) Being thorough
(d) Create impression of an accident
6. “Bark up the wrong tree” means,
(a) Skin of another animal
(b) Behave like a dog
(c) Purposely make an error
(d) Make the wrong choice
7. I ________my bike yesterday, so my legs are sore.
(a) road
(b) rode (c)
rhode (d) ride
8. Insulation was fitted to ___________ further heat
loss from the building.
(a) guard (b) protect (c) save (d) prevent
9. A __________rate of inflation makes exports
difficult.
(a) great (b) high (c) large (d) tall
10. My boat has two ___________.
(a) sales (b) sails (c) sailes (d) sells
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Answers
1(c) 2(b)
3(b) 4(c) 5(b)
6(d) 7(b) 8(d)
9(b) 10(b)